Just weeks before Border Force boss Roman Quaedvlieg went on leave amid misconduct investigations, his staff revealed their views about senior management in a confidential survey the results were not glowing....

A fresh injury worry sees Mitchell Starc unable to bowl in Australia's first training session in Cape Town ahead of the third Test against South Africa, while the Newlands curator is given free rein over the famously pace-friendly pitch....

The federal Health Department's advice around a potentially toxic firefighting foam should include evidence it could cause adverse health effects, the Royal Australasian College of Physicians says, amid concerns the current guidelines are "confusing". ...

Queensland Rail drivers and guards are pocketing tens of thousands of dollars a year in overtime as the organisation struggles to recruit dozens more crews to fill a staffing shortfall, new figures show....

South Africa argues Kagiso Rabada's innocence for six hours at a code-of-conduct hearing over his shoulder contact with Australia captain Steve Smith, with the suspended pace spearhead now sweating on a verdict....

Some Canberra cafes and restaurants are going five years without an inspection, while a chicken shop that closed due to critical public safety breaches has not been audited since November 2016, freedom of information documents reveal....

In Queensland and Victoria fines for unpaid tolls are clogging the court system, with some motorists left with debts as large as $200,000. It's a situation that has some experts calling for law reform....

The country's first comprehensive dental health report card has found some pretty gross stats: 90 per cent of adults have some form of tooth decay, almost three-quarters of children eat too much sugar, and one-quarter of teens have not had a dental check-up in 12 months. ...

They were brought in to help reduce anxiety among students caught up in the Florida school shootings. Now research is revealing the full range of benefits offered by so-called therapy dogs, write Christine Grove and Linda Henderson....